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Wilkes-Barre police stunned a man for refusing to take his hands out of his pockets, where officers said he had heroin and synthetic drugs.

Anthony “A” Mathis, 29, of 143 N. Main. St., was charged with possession with intent to deliver, resisting arrest and two counts of disorderly conduct after police found about 20 bags of heroin and synthetic drugs.

Police said they saw a suspicious driver parked on Jenks Lane on Tuesday afternoon. They found a used crack cocaine pipe in the car. The driver told police he was meeting Mathis, who was walking down the street.

Police said Mathis seemed nervous, kept looking away from officers and wouldn’t take his hands out of his pockets. When Mathis started to walk away, an officer stunned him with a Taser, police said.

Mathis was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, unable to post $75,000 straight cash bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m Aug. 21 before Magisterial District Judge Martin Kane.

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